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Read Acts 7:1 through 8:40 Matt was known as a good guy in his workplace. His coworkers watched how he conducted himself and interacted with others. When rumors of downsizing and restructuring started rolling through the company, many stopped by Matt’s office looking for a word of comfort. “What matters,” he would say, “is that whatever happens, wherever we go, …
Read Leviticus 8:1 through 10:20 A young man wanted to become acquainted with a woman he had seen only from a distance. In his culture, however, men were not allowed to speak to women. A family member could act on his behalf, but this man had no family. Yet love found a way. He hired a marriage broker to arrange …
Read Exodus 30:11 through 32:35 Moses and the Israelites had already lived an incredible miracle. But, when Moses did not arrive quickly enough from His encounter with God, fleshly desires lured the nation to take matters into their own hands. When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and …
Read Matthew 23:1 through 24:51 “He ain’t heavy; he’s my brother” started simply enough—a brief story in an 1880s Scottish Presbyterian book on Jesus’ parables telling about a girl happily carrying her younger brother. In the 1940s, it became the slogan of Catholic Father Flanagan’s Boys Town. It continues to spread. This unpretentious statement became popular because it appeals to …
Read Exodus 12:1 through 15:27 Soon after God delivered Israel from the bondage of Egypt, they were threatened by Pharaoh’s army, close behind them. The Red Sea parted, allowing a broad opening with a wall of water on the right and the left. Then with His attention to the smallest detail, the sea floor was made comfortable to walk on. …
Read Genesis 46:5 through 48:22 The time had finally come. After years of separation, Joseph would finally see his father, Jacob. As soon as Joseph appeared before him, he threw his arms around his father and wept for a long time (Genesis 46:29). Joseph stood before his father, having seen God’s vision fulfilled. This scene of restoration is only one …
Read Genesis 31:1 through 32:32 Sildénafil sans ordonnance News of Esau’s pending arrival terrified Jacob, and with good cause. Jacob had stolen his brother’s blessing by deception and trickery. Esau had sworn to kill him. Twenty years later, Jacob worried that his brother was still seeking revenge. After all, why would Esau be approaching with four hundred men? Jacob strategized …
Read Matthew 1:1 through 4:25 “Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham” (Matthew 3:8–9). John the Baptist showed his repentance by living a life worthy of God. He did not rely …
Read Revelation 21:1–27 Another year is about to come to a close. Has it been a good year for you, or one you are glad to see end? Sadly, we often wish our life away. Things will be better, we tell ourselves, when the children are in school, the mortgage on the house is paid in full, or the long-awaited …
Read Haggai 1:1 through 2:23 Have you ever felt like you were running hard but getting nowhere? Zerubbabel probably felt that way. He was governor in Jerusalem over the first wave of returnees from the Babylonian captivity. A rush of excitement had initiated the rebuilding of the temple, but opposition, economics, and fatigue had caused a halt to the construction. …